asked on Is VMware OVA Supported for Windows Domain Member Servers?
Points of My Scenario:
1. I need to convert a Windows domain member server to OVA and deploy it on a second vCenter instance at a separate site
2. The second site is part of the same Windows domain (a Domain Controller is there)
QUESTION: What must I do to ensure the OVA-packaged Windows member server (i.e. domain-joined Windows server) works at the new location?
1. I need to convert a Windows domain member server to OVA and deploy it on a second vCenter instance at a separate site
2. The second site is part of the same Windows domain (a Domain Controller is there)
QUESTION: What must I do to ensure the OVA-packaged Windows member server (i.e. domain-joined Windows server) works at the new location?
Active DirectoryVMware
Last Comment
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
ASKER
Hi Andrew Hancock,
I asked my question poorly: please forgive me.
QUESTION: Should I be concerned about Windows SID (security identifier) when using VMware's OVA packaging? Will I have to do sysprep on the imported VM? Or would I have to un-join it from the domain and re-join it? Or is OVA packaging non-impacting to Windows SIDs?
With gratitude & anticipation,
Walt
I asked my question poorly: please forgive me.
QUESTION: Should I be concerned about Windows SID (security identifier) when using VMware's OVA packaging? Will I have to do sysprep on the imported VM? Or would I have to un-join it from the domain and re-join it? Or is OVA packaging non-impacting to Windows SIDs?
With gratitude & anticipation,
Walt
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
Log in or sign up to see answer
Become an EE member today7-DAY FREE TRIAL
Members can start a 7-Day Free trial then enjoy unlimited access to the platform
or
Learn why we charge membership fees
We get it - no one likes a content blocker. Take one extra minute and find out why we block content.
Not exactly the question you had in mind?
Sign up for an EE membership and get your own personalized solution. With an EE membership, you can ask unlimited troubleshooting, research, or opinion questions.
ask a questionASKER
Hi Andrew,
Your answer is most wonderfully clear, definitive - and supremely reassuring. You make the world a better place, sir! :-)
I submit all the thanks to you I can muster!
All gratitude,
Walt
Your answer is most wonderfully clear, definitive - and supremely reassuring. You make the world a better place, sir! :-)
I submit all the thanks to you I can muster!
All gratitude,
Walt
This is the best money I have ever spent. I cannot not tell you how many times these folks have saved my bacon. I learn so much from the contributors.
rwheeler23
ASKER
Hi Andrew, I am very grateful for your clear advice and guidance. You rock!
not a problem!
1. Shutdown, Power off the virtual machine.
2. Export to OVA (wait and be patient, can take 25-60 minutes to export).
3. Import at new site.
4. Power On.
5. Change internal networking if applicable.